Chapter 237 Obsession
The source of Liu Zhi's happiness was that the fleet from Spain was docked at the Southampton Harbor occupied by the Ming army.
The first to arrive in London were several Spanish light cavalry riding Andalusian horses. Because of their arrival, Ying Ming, the general of the Prussian state, came back from the front-line siege position to prepare to welcome reinforcements.
Because these letters brought by the Spanish light cavalry were not written in Latin, but were in standard Chinese characters in Guange style, and the letters were signed by General Xihai of Han and Yang Ce.
What Spain sends is not just food and grass.
When Yang Ce entered Westminster Temple, he attracted the attention of almost everyone. This was not only because of the neat formation of Andalusian horses under his crotch, and the Spanish phalanx company stationed in the square.
It was also because he was wearing neatly-dressed Dongyang Flag Army armor.
Belle, hiding behind Liu Zhi, looked at the troops carefully. The Spanish Legion's iconic equipment scared her, but she still couldn't help but look curious and asked Liu Zhi softly: "June, who is that? The equipment of the flag army is, Red Hat."
This sentence is taught by the Fire Army, and it is standard Northern Zhili Mandarin. The flag army said that when they say this, they will not be beaten.
Nothing can conceal Belle's shock when asked this: Oh my God, can a single flag army in the Ming Dynasty be the leader of the Spanish Legion?
"He is not a flag army, we don't wear boots like that."
Under Yang Ce's cotton-armored skirt, he was wearing not the official boots of the flag army, but a pair of Spanish leather boots that were specially dyed into soap boots, and also with French gears and Spurs.
Soon, the Spurs' owner turned over and dismounted, arched his hand from a distance, then stepped forward and grabbed Ying Ming's arm that greeted him, smiling happily: "General Ying, I haven't seen him for many years, and I've been missing for a long time!"
Yang Ce had met Ying Ming, but at that time Ying Ming was still the General Banner of the East.
Back then, Yang Ce led the pirates to Changsheng to spend money and enjoy themselves, and Ying Ming was ordered to take Yang Ce to play in the city for half a month.
"Seeing the general's letter, Ying left the siege and came over. How did the Spanish fleet be led by the general? And your armor..."
Ying Ming pointed at Yang Ce's armor and said nothing afterwards.
Yang Ce knew this very well. He knew Ying Ming had too much to ask. He laughed and opened his arms and turned around to show his armor. Then he smiled and said, "I bought it not only Spain, but the United Fleet!"
"Brother Ying is in Ayland, and the news of England's killings has spread all over the world. Yang was ordered by the Eastern Scheme to station in the Azores. Last September, King Philip of the West invited me to the Palace of Lisbon."
As he said that, Yang Ce raised his two fingers: "Two months ago, we signed the "Combined Fleet Treaty of the Western Han Dynasty". I sent people to ship, Spain sent ships, money, people, food, guns, and formed this fleet."
"Seven Great Garens, and sixty-four warships of all kinds, flying sharks, gallops, Carac, Caravel, and Little Garen, all kinds, a Spanish army of three thousand men, and five thousand Ministry of Households in the Han Dynasty."
Ying Ming frowned slightly and asked, "Treaty, Brother Yang, can you tell me what is the content of the treaty?"
Yang Ce had too many people, which forced Ying Ming to think about what the Spanish king wanted to do.
"General, don't worry, it's harmless to the Ming Dynasty. I'm here to help you fight. Let's clean up England first, and then borrow an east port to stock up on the ships. The King of Spain wants me to help him clean up the Dutch rebels."
"I think he was afraid to see that I had been parked in the Azores and wanted to spend money to buy peace, so I had no objection."
"I have all the trophys of the Netherlands. Spain only has that land. The young men of his subordinates have been on the island for more than a year, and they have had more than two thousand mouths in their spare time. It is not a big deal to stay."
Ying Ming nodded slowly when he heard this, and decided to wait a little later to write a letter to the Dongyang Military Office to inform Yang Ce of the situation.
However, it was just a normal report that before they went to the expedition, the Du Junfu did not remind the Netherlands. As long as it did not affect his work, he would still welcome Yang Ce's arrival.
No one doesn't welcome food, grass and reinforcements.
"If I hadn't caught up with the enthronement of Xiao Chen Shuai in Baishan, I would have come here long ago. I had been delayed in France for some time on the way. I bought this set of armor from him. At first he was not happy to sell it, but I must buy it."
As he said that, Yang Ce smiled quite satisfied. No one knew how complicated his obsession with this matter was. Finally, he smiled relievedly: "I have 300 people outside the city, and the others are in Southampton, and the food and grass are not unloaded at the port."
"My people are full of food and drink. In two days, I will introduce the generals to the joint fleet. Let me take me to see the map first?"
If you really want to talk about professionalism, Yang Ce, who was a serious Nanyang martial arts lecturer, was much more professional than Ying Ming, who was a Beiyang Banner Army.
The two entered the tower of Westminster Temple. The Spanish company brought by Yang Ce was very honest. He drew a corner of Westminster Temple and began to build a camp. The people who could not be squeezed out were also very consciously led by the team leader to find a house.
Never cause any trouble to the Ming army.
"Don't it be said that the Spanish Legion is very bad, I think they are quite polite."
Looking at Yang Ce and Ying Ming walking side by side into the tower, Liu Zhi was amused when he listened to Belle's words: "You think they are disciplined well, because this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is only one Ming flag army standing here, they are very obedient."
"If there was no such Emperor Ming Banner, they could eat you so much that they could not even have bones left. We died thousands of brothers in the west of the sea, so that they would be so obedient."
"Thousands of red hats?"
Liu Zhi shook his head: "We won't wear bowls and helmets at that time."
"How many people have died?"
"I don't know, Linlai Island wiped out 20,000 people in the first war in Mingxi, and for the second time in Asia, Spain lost seven legions."
That being said, Liu Zhi had no pride on his face. In fact, the troops participating in the Ming army during the battle against the Spanish were all equipped with guns and cannons, and the Eastern Banner Army's Eastern Expedition was the period of the highest morale.
After the Spaniards, there was no army that could have caused them such casualties.
"What did the Spanish Legion do in London? Philip wants to be the king of England?"
Liu Zhile was over. He didn't understand Belle's ideas. He asked with a smile: "Can you accept Philip as the king? Don't you accept others' rule?"
"It's different. As long as England is still England, it's nothing if Philip is the king of England. But in this way, I have to turn to Catholicism."
Belle's words inspired Liu Zhi very much. He pondered for a while, looked up and smiled, "Then some of you can be happy. I'm afraid Philip himself wouldn't dare to say that he is the King of England now."
"Why?"
Liu Zhi couldn't say that 100,000 soldiers could not withstand the financial power of the treasury. This kind of thing was not something he could know, but he knew a more simple truth.
Chapter completed!